Grand Valley State Leads the Final Fall Division II LSDC Standings; RMAC Ends Fall with Two Institutions in the Top 10

CLEVELAND (Dec. 24, 2013) – Eight-time champion Grand Valley State (MI) increased its lead in the Division II Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup standings thanks to a third place finish in football and ninth place finish in women’s volleyball. The Lakers finished the fall with 437 total points.

Shippensburg (PA) is in second with 303 points. The Raiders earned 50 points in women’s volleyball. West Florida remains in the third spot to end the fall with 282 points. The Argonauts finished ninth in women’s volleyball. West Texas A&M moved up to fourth with 276 points after finishing third in women’s volleyball and fifth in football. Minnesota Duluth jumped into the fifth spot with 257.5 points thanks to ninth place finishes in both football and women’s volleyball.

The RMAC leads all conferences in the top 10 with two institutions – Colorado School of Mines (7th) and Metro State (8th).

The Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup was developed as a joint effort between the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and USA Today. Points are awarded based on each institution’s finish in up to 14 sports — seven women’s and seven men’s.

The first Division II winter standings will be released Thursday, March 20, 2014.

Please note, standings published midseason are unofficial. Official standings will be published upon the completion of the fall season. Complete standings and the scoring structure can be found on NACDA’s website at www.directorscup.org. In addition, please visit www.thedirectorscup.com, like us on Facebook at facebook.com/lsdirectorscup or follow us on Twitter @lsdirectorscup.

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